"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." (NIV)
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (KJV)
"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased." (NASB)
Luke 2:14
Commentary
peace. This is not to be taken as a universal declaration of peace toward all humanity. Rather, peace with God is a corollary of justification (see note on Rom. 5:1). goodwill toward men. Note the marginal rendering. The Gr. word for "goodwill" is also used in 10:21. The verb form of the same word is used in 3:22; 12:32. In each case, it refers to God's sovereign good pleasure. So a better rendering here might be "peace toward men on whom God's sovereign pleasure rests." God's peace is not a reward for those who have good will, but a gracious gift to those who are the objects of His good will.
MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Lk 2:14). Nashville: Word Pub.
Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast
Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts; Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders did a live television broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and Moon seen from Apollo 8. They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis. Borman then added, "And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth."
The Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast Video
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo8_xmas.html
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